Page 49 Advertisements Column 2

Press, 15 February 1982, Page 49

D Dalgety A Leaderall the Way... Dalgety is a leader in New Zealand's frozen meat export trade — and has been from the dawn of the industry in the 1880 s. Dalgety services farmers throughout New Zealand Dalgety Shipping has been active in the export of who produce top quality livestock for processing New Zealand frozen meat since the inception of by the frozen meat export industry. the industry. Today, as general agents in New The Dalgety Meat Export Department sells frozen Zealand, Dalgety Shipping arranges exports of meat and by-products to markets around the New Zealand frozen meat to North America in the world, and is an active force in opening up new fast refrigerated container ships of Farrell Lines markets. Inc. of New York, and in NYK container ships to The Dalgety subsidiary Aotearoa Meats Limited. Asian and Arabian ports. operates one of New Zealand’s most modern meat Dalgety New Zealand Ltd has extia muscle in processing and packing plants at Cambridge in the international meat marketing through its Waikato, and has just completed a $6.5 million membership of the five-country Dalgety extension of its facilities. Meat cuts under the International Group of Companies which operates Aotearoa label are sold in high quality markets major meat marketing companies in the United around'the globe. Kingdom and the United States. DALGETY, A LEADER AND PARTNER IN THE FROZEN MEAT EXPORT INDUSTRY SINCE THE 1880 s. The Dalgety history in New Zealand is in large part the history of the development of the frozen /'■ meat trade — ||||| : ~ |g||pßX Baß 4BW P ~ v © Dalgety opened in Lyttelton. New' Zealand, in IMy’ _* 1858, played a central role in the |||| A '< VJ” development of farming, and was active in (wTI? pioneer experiments in the 18/0-80 decade |||| | which led to the development of the frozen i ‘C ill JgF / meat export trade from 1882. ( : i’i ©The NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd j JL (formed 1865. merged with Dalgety in New 'Wk F ’ I & * Zealand 1962) was also an original participant .lit I MB. in the frozen meat export industry in the " fl ■ 1880's, and played a notable role in | popularising frozen meat on the UK and • W I European markets. ■I, • | ©The New Zealand and Australian Land || ? 3 Company Ltd (formed 1877, merged with " , | \ -■* * iS* Dalgety 1969) pioneered the first shipment of i' . | 5 ‘ ’<• New Zealand frozen meat to England in I ’ 1882. Dalgety assistance and co-operation in ■ | ' this historic enterprise was provided through i x Mr Edwin J. Spence, Dalgety manager in . ‘ Dunedin during 1874 9<i __ Dalgety New Zealand Limited, ~ j\ t - Serving New Zealand and Sewing k ; / VfeSifc It Well Since 1858. ■ 1 ■ / ' 'Ft * ‘ jin- Jp Cutting up a beef carcase at ; ... Aotearoa Meats Limited. Cambridge. —t-c.rrlu ,' ;X T S % ... ... ' ‘ t ™ G-wri, v ~ ; , .. . 11 .. L?*** Mi 1 G Dalgety flfetiiitWfc,.F. G. Dalgety Foresaw The Development of a Great Industry ’ . WW : ~ F. G. Dalgety. founder of the Dalgety Companies in Australia and New Zealand from 1848. wrote in his " L , journal in London in July 1880: * ” . ' ' “Frozen meat must ultimately become a trade of great ■. I' < | importance, but money will be lost before it becomes remunerative ..." « MHB' — An entry in June. 1882. records: JSfejSy "A cargo of 5.000 carcases teas landed from \SHS Dunedin last week (out of a sailing ship) in the best condition that has hitherto reached this country. \ ' ’■’’l They were in appearance like newly slaughtered lirin 1* I" tj* IT| trL--I' sheep and averaged 70 lb to 80 lb. Great pains had SH * : evidently been taken in slaughtering and shipping ' \ p arre || L ines refrigerated container ship them, and in packing them m the chamber aboard loading at Wellington ship ... “The result is that they went off rapidly at 6 J /jd per This advertisement has been sponsored as a salute to the pound, and this will do much to improve the New Zealand Meat Freezing Industry on the occasion of its prejudice that exists against frozen meat. centenary by the Christchurch. Greymout • /"’’O' 1 - “Like all neiv enterprises, this one requires time and J imaru and Blenheim-Nehon Branches of gy - Zealand Limited. experience ...